plum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈplʌm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/plʌm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(plum)

Inflections of 'plum' (adj):
plummer
adj comparative
plummest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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plum n (type of fruit)ciruela nf
 Plums are in season in the summer.
 Las ciruelas están en temporada en el verano.
plum n (plum tree)ciruelo nm
 There is a lot of fruit on our plum this year.
 Hay muchos frutos en nuestro ciruelo este año.
plum n as adj (flavored with plum)ciruela nf
 Lydia is making plum jam.
 Lydia está haciendo mermelada de ciruela.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
plum adj figurative (good, easy)bueno/a adj
Note: La "o" del adjetivo se pierde antes de sustantivos masculinos singulares.
 Robert has just landed a plum job; he's getting good salary for doing something he really enjoys.
 Robert ha conseguido un buen trabajo, le pagan bien por hacer algo que le gusta.
plum adj (purple) (color)ciruela adj mf
 That plum dress is lovely.
 Ese vestido ciruela es hermoso.
plum n (purple color)color ciruela loc nom m
  púrpura nf
 Do you have this blouse in plum?
 ¿Tienes esta blusa en color ciruela?
a plum n figurative ([sth] desirable)flor de expr
  lujo nm
 Robert's new job is a plum.
 El trabajo nuevo de Roberto es flor de trabajo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
plumb n (lead weight)plomada nf
  plomo nm
 The contractor lowered the plumb to take a measurement for the new wall.
plumb adj (straight, vertical)vertical adj mf
  a plomo loc adj
 The edge needs to be straight and plumb.
plumb adv (vertically)verticalmente adv
 Tom dived plumb from the clifftop into the sea below.
 Tom se zambulló verticalmente desde el acantilado hacia el mar.
plumb,
plumb [sth]
vtr
(depth: measure)sondar vtr
 The researchers plumbed the depth of the channel.
plumb [sth] vtr (connect [sth] to water supply)conectar vtr
 The plumber plumbed the washing machine directly to the water supply.
plumb [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep (connect [sth] to water supply) (tubería)conectar vtr
 The contractor plumbed a washing machine into the garage.
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Additional Translations
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plumb,
plum
adv
dated (completely)completamente, totalmente adv
 They waited until he was plumb out of sight, and then they ran to the barn.
 The door fell plumb off its hinges.
 Esperaron hasta que él estuviera completamente fuera de su vista, y luego corrieron al establo.
plumb adv dated (exactly)justo adv
  exactamente adv
 The bear stood plumb in the middle of the road, and I froze.
 El oso se paró justo en medio de la carretera, y yo me paralicé.
plumb [sth] vtr figurative (explore [sth] thoroughly)examinar de cerca vtr + loc adv
  examinar detalladamente vtr + adv
 This documentary film plumbs the topic of body image.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
plum | plumb
InglésEspañol
cherry plum n (fruit tree)ciruelo de jardín loc nom m
cherry plum n (the fruit of cherry plum tree)ciruela de jardín loc nom f
Japanese plum n (small tree with yellow fruit)ciruelo japonés loc nom m
Japanese plum n (Asian shrub with red fruit)níspero japonés loc nom m
Japanese plum n (edible red or yellow fruit)níspero japonés loc nom m
  ciruela japonesa loc nom f
plum crumble n (sweet baked pie)budín de ciruelas nm + loc adj
plum pudding n (cuisine)pudín de pasas, budín de pasas nm + loc adj
plum tomato (vegetable)tomate perita loc nom m
plum tree n (flowering tree with small fruit)ciruelo nm
sapodilla,
sapodilla plum
n
(type of fruit)chicle nm
  chicozapote nm
 The seeds of sapodillas are not edible.
sapote,
sapota,
marmalade plum,
mammee
n
(fruit)zapote nm
  sapote nm
Victoria plum n (fruit)ciruela victoria nf
yellow mombin,
hog plum
n
(tree)ciruela nf
  jobo nm
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Collocations: plum filling, a plum [tree, orchard], plum [jam, jelly, sauce, pie, pudding], more...

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